Northfleet Technology College, Gravesend

In 2026, pupils at Northfleet Technology College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 35.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.49: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.5, against 40.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Sports Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 107 families put Northfleet Technology College as their first choice and 350 named it as one of their preferences, for 169 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Northfleet Technology College are Northfleet School for Girls (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.8); Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend (0.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 62.2); Saint George's Church of England School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); and Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Northfleet Technology College.

Northfleet Technology College is one of 6 schools run by Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 153 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.

Of the 81 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 35% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 31% into work.

34.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 235 pupils (24.1%) received SEN support and 17 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Northfleet Technology College had 71 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Gravesend Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Avenue (adjacent), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 266 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Northfleet Technology College issued 97 suspensions, 10.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Northfleet Technology College are Copperfield Academy (0.4 miles); St Botolph's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet (0.5 miles); and Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.